Scaling
Scale Really Matters
The problems are big, the time is short, and the resources are limited.
Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Cities
A Sideways Approach to Governing
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is seeking to improve his city by going neighborhood by neighborhood.
Excerpt
Economic Development
No Magic Bullet
An excerpt from Poor Relief against the one-size-fits-all solutionism of cash transfers
Government
Laying the Groundwork for Government-Led Poverty Reduction
Four priorities for NGOs turning to local government partnerships in the face of funding cuts to help build lasting, large-scale solutions to poverty.
Podcast
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The Challenges Facing Humanitarian Aid Groups Right Now
What’s the impact of recent funding cuts to humanitarian aid? How are organizations reorganizing their critical work with vulnerable communities? Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee and Harriet Carvalho of DAFGiving360 join SSIR editor Barbara Wheeler-Bride to discuss the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to foreign aid and how donors can respond. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360
Podcast
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The Power of Arts Education to Build Community
How does a poverty-fighting organization like Henry Street Settlement in New York City use arts education to strengthen the community and “serve the whole person” as its president and CEO puts it? How can donors best support these programs? David Garza of Henry Street Settlement, Kevin Greaney of PhilARThropy, and Eric Joranson of DAFGiving360 join SSIR editor Barbara Wheeler-Bride to discuss the importance of arts education and how donors can sustain these programs over time. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360
Measurement & Evaluation
Learning in Stages
To achieve impact at scale, funders should expect different monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities as programs mature.
Economic Development
Upgrading the Plumbing of the International Aid System
Multilateral development banks and humanitarian non-governmental organizations have mostly ignored each other while working to improve lives. But with poverty increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, changes are needed to provide a better collective response.
Economic Development
Okinawa and the Link Between Socioeconomic Disparities and Colonialism in Japan
Colonialism has contributed to enduring power imbalances between Okinawa and mainland Japan, but there is a path forward through policy change.